Register cover



NGV. 1932. H G, KLOSTERMAN I' 1,886,028

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This invention relates to register covers in general, and particularlyto covers for hot air floor registers wherein the cover is constructedfor effective admixture of the relagltively cold air of a room withheated air at the point of its emergence from a hot air register orconduit.

The principal object ofthe invention is to provide a method of mixingcold air with IQL heated air near the place where the heated air ispassed out of a conduit into a room or an apartment.

Another object of the invention is to provide novel means for mixing theheated air 15 and cold air for the highly eflicient distributionthereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide a register cover of thistype with a hinged top adapted to be raised without danger of scarring awall when the register covered is closely adjacent the wall, as itusually is.

Another object of the invention is to provide register covers `of thistype with means for properly humidifying the mixture of heated and coldair, before it is directed from the cover into a room or apartment.

Other objects will be disclosed in the specitication and drawings: Y

Figure 1 is a perspective of the cabinet;

Figure 2 is a perspective of the cabinet shown in Figure 1 with the lidremoved;

Figure 3 is a rear perspective of the cabinet shown in Figure 2 with thelid removed;

Figure 4 is a perpendicular section of the cabinet;

Figure 5 is a section taken on line 5-5 of Figure L1; Y j `Figure 6 is aslightly modilied form showling the air passing directly over the waterFigure 7 is a horizontal sectional View on the line 7 -7 of Figure 6;

Figure 8 is a fragmentary section showing the hinge construction;

Figure 9 is also a fragmentary section of the hinge construction shownin Figure 8 with the lid in raised position;

Figure 10 is a section taken along line 10-10 of Figure 8; and

Vrests a water pan 7 for humidifying the air.

Directly behindthe pan 7, the rear wall 5 bends inwardly soas to seat asubstantiallyk U-shaped member 8. In the drawings the U-shaped member 8is shown as extending clear across the rear of the cabinet between theside walls thereof, and has portions removed to receive hinges 10; thehinges being secured by way of openings 10. v

The top 8 consists of an upper and lower plate 15 and 16 with aninsulating packing 17 between. At the outermost edges in the front andback, the upper sheet is turned down over the lower sheet so as tosecure the two together. A brace plate 14 extends across the top ofU-shaped member 8, on top of the hinges so as to prevent the escape ofair.

As shown in Figure 4 a curved baille plater 80 11 extends from thebottom of the back wall 5 up to the outermost portion of the support 6.The top 8 projects over the front face so as to allow a free exit of thewarm air at 12. The upper front face of the cabinet 1 has a cut outportion 13 immediately behind the overhang of the top 3 so as to permitthe escape of the air through -the opening 12; due to the projection ofthe top 3. In the rear7 the top 3 projects down the 90 back, but insidethe rear wall so that upon raising the lid its rearrnost corner willstill be within the line of the rear wall.

As shown in Figure 6, a support 6 exf tends entirely across the cabinet,the pan 7 95 being placed nearer the front wall. The curved baffle plate11 is moved up so as to extend from substantially the middle of the topto the rear of the pan and secured to the rear end of the support 6.

As actually used, the cabinet shown in Figure 4 may be placed over a hotair register, the air being directed up and out through o ning 12 andthe perforated front portion ogethe cabinet; the pan 7 containing waterhumidifies the air in the cabinet.

Ordinarily, the cabinet will be placed closely adjacent a wall andsinceit is highly desirable to raise the top, the question of scar- 10ring the walls due to the raising of the top must be taken intoconsideration. This I have done by securing the hinges attached to thecover to the top of the U-shaped member 8 and permitting the overhang ofthe l5 top portion to swing wholly or nearly Wholly in the U-shaped handmember and thus avoid the usual defacement or scarring of the rear wall.

As shown in'Figure 6, the cabinet is also ,720 ada ted for use forradiators, and the curved bllle pla/te 11 is placed at the rear of thehumidifying panand the air allowed to rise to the rear of the pan andmove over pan in direct contact with the Water. m25 The hingedconstruction is the same and per- (t mitsy the folding of the back Wallinto the U- shapedmember 8 upon the lid being raised. Thus n0 matter howclose to the wall the cabinet may be there will be no danger of 3defacing the same and the cover may be easily. raised.

WhatI claim is: 1. A heat dispensing cabinet comprising rea-r and sidewalls and a top, said rear of ..35 less height than said side walls, achannel `member secured to said rear wall, the side walls having notchescorresponding to the channel'member, hinges connecting the top with theupper wall of the channel member and a brace plate covering said hingesand extending from one side of the cabinet to the other.

2. A heat dispensing cabinet comprising rear, front and side walls and atop, said f1.5 rear walls of less height than said side walls,

`a channel member secured to said rear wall,

hinges connecting the top to the upper side of the channel member, thetop having an upper and lower sheet with insulating ma- 50 terialbetween, both the upper and lower sheets bent down vat the back andfront, the upper sheet bent up around the lower sheet *atV the overhangat the front and back so as lto secure the two sheets together.

.55- In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HUGO GOTTLIEB KLOSTRMAN.

